Wednesday, February 01, 2006

IMAGES: Mah Jongg anyone?

"Mah Jongg" by Pleville, ca 1923

Image courtesy of GS Collection

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

I wonder what it smells like, old women and bourbon?

*Disclaimer* No offense to any actual Mah Jongg players.

marlen said...

Maybe peanuts, hairspray and dietetic candy?...and we can't forget matzoh ball soup...oh, sorry, speaking from experience here.

Caitlin Shortell said...

Oh yes, the dietetic candy hit the nail right on the head.
I love this bottle. I inherited a couple of great mah jongg sets from my mom. The sight of this bottle makes me want to do the inevitable and become my mother /grandmother and learn to play.

Isn't there also a perfume called "Canasta?"

marlen said...

Cait - yes there was a fragrance named Canasta and it smelled a lot like kasha varnishkas.

Caitlin Shortell said...

That was priceless. It's a yiddish rap, almost.